the GIG GUIDE

The Pitz play The Rutland, Chesterfield.

The New Orleans Heat warm The Unwin Club, Sutton.

Local steampunk aces BB Blackdog play The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

Jungle Lion bring ska and reggae to the Diamond, Sutton.

Friday, September 7

Edale folk star Bella Hardy plays a home turf show at the Penny Pot Café.

Cycle Paths, Leap of Faith, Cold Gin and Swamp Dogs play the Whitwell Festival of Music

Robbie H entertains the St Helen’s Stonegravels, Chesterfield.

Wild McBride at The Mallard, Doncaster.

Firewire plug in Brampton Manor, Chesterfield.

Old goats The Pitz are at The Derby Tup, Chesterfield.

Taking Hayley, The Oceans Eyes, Chasing Wilson and Undafret do Sheffield’s Corporation.

The Marv White Blues Band play a free gig in the bar of Matlock Bath’s Fishpond.

Upstairs in the Fishpond ballroom, antifolk pioneering Lach entertains.

Mitch Laddie Band & Laurence Jones Band play Derby’s Flowerpot.

Nick Turner’s Project 9, Kangaroo Moon, One Eyed God and Dr Hasbeen feature on the first day of the Onboard The Craft festival at South Wingfield Social Club from 3pm. Camping is free.

Take The Seven play The Grouse at Brampton.

Floydian Slip pay tribute to Gilmour ‘n’ co at The Diamond, Sutton.

Mutz Nutz play Chesters, Whitt Moor.

Saturday, September 8

Please Y’Self ride the rails to entertain passengers on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Wirksworth.

Jungle Lion, Smiling Ivy, DismissiveATTACK!!, A Multitude of Sins, Jacks Rake, Tuesday Lates , Mag 7, The Rash, Northern Monkey, Green Fortune, Grassoline, Dom Duff, Early Cartographers, Big Stripey Lies, Tribe of Juan and Casper and the Fleas play the Whitwell Festival of Music.

Hallows Day at Brimington Social Club.

Johnny and The Moondogs pay tribute to The Beatles at The Butcher’s Arms, Brimington.

The Goodies do The All Inn, Staveley.

Ripoff Britain, Whispering Dolls, Encounters, Perfect Crimes, Nathanna are at Sheffield’s O2 Academy.

The Sex Pistols Experience bring punk to the Fishpond’s ballroom, Matlock Bath.

In the bar at The Fishpond, Matlock Bath, there’s a free show from seven piece funk and soul outfit The Urbanites.

The Book Club do Sheffield’s Leadmill.

AC/DC UK play Derby’s Flowerpot.

The Zedz are performing at The Lockoford, Chesterfield.

The Onboard The Craft Fest continues at South Wingfield Social Club with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Poisoned Electrick Head, Earthing Society and more from 2pm.

Take The Seven play Matlock’s 2010 Bar.

Desperado pay tribute to The Eagles at The Diamond, Sutton.

Therapy hit Chesters, Whitt Moor.

Sunday, September 9

The Hummingbirds Blues Band, Amelia Carter Band , Shanks’ Pony and Shimmering Delfina round off Whitwell Festival of Music.

Grassoline play the Market Place, Derby.

Think Floyd pay tribute to Waters and co at Buxton Opera House.

Curtis Lee plays Brimington Social Club.

It’s the Sunday Singalong at Ashover’s Old Poets’ Corner.

Pearl Jem pay tribute to Vedder and co at The O2 Sheff.

Crazy Lixx, Fatal Smile and Suicide Tuesday play The Corporation, Sheff.

A Dishonest Truth, The Dismissive Attack, Half Cutt (DJ v Drummer), What If We Were Super Heroes, The Chosen Rejects, Heroes Never Drown, Without Our Crowns, All In Vein, Ego Kicks, Midday Committee amd more play fundraiser in aid of leukaemia research at Back To The Nineties, Chesterfield. It starts at 2pm.

Amy Notman is at The Market, Chesterfield.

Howard Smith and the Razors cut it up at Clowne Community Centre.

The Fire pay tribute to Hendrix at The Diamond, Sutton. Steeler support

Tuesday, September 11

Resident pianist Peter Thorneycroft plays The Market Place, Cromford.

It’s the open acoustic session at The Old Poets’ Corner, Ashover.

Wednesday, September 12

The Blues Band play Chesterfield’s Winding Wheel.

German rockers Past MD play The Diamond, Sutton.